Re: Our 2011 New Year's Resolution Quitting Message

In just a little over two weeks, I will have been nicotine-free for ONE YEAR! Over these past 11+ months,
smokers I know have said, "Oh, I wish I could quit! How did you do it?" I always say the same thing: "The way to quit smoking is to simply
quit smoking." In other words, don't put any more cigarettes in your mouth and light them.

It's actually a pretty simple strategy. As long as you NEVER TAKE ANOTHER PUFF (NTAP), you will remain
nicotine-free!! Is simple the same as easy? No. Some moments are more challenging than others but that's where the support from this site comes in. There
are recovering nicotine addicts from all over the world on this board 24 hours a day, seven days a week and help and support are always only moments away if
you need it! Other times, simply reading others' messages can be enough to curb a craving or get you through a rough patch.

I am 43 years old and smoked since age 13. This is not my first quit but it is by far my longest and I honestly believe that it is my last! I simply do not
identify as a smoker any longer! Imagine yourself saying that next year? Wouldn't that be great?

If I can do it, you can do it! It's hard to believe that at this time last year, I was dreading January 1 because I promised my husband that we'd
quit on that day! Well, I honored that promise (okay it took me until January 2nd) and now here I am almost a year later already, eagerly waiting to
celebrate my first year of freedom!

Remember, NTAP your way into the New Year and into a brand new life! Use the education and support available
here and you WILL succeed and be writing your own New Year's Message in 2009!!